Fluid Thinking WorkshopZena Kamash (Oxford University)Tides of Change? Exploring the Relationship between Changing Behaviour and New Water Technologies in the Roman Near East
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108

Archaeology Concentration Declaration Party!
Want to declare a concentration in Archaeology and the Ancient World? Come to a meeting, and we'll do the paperwork together! Professor Sue Alcock will be available to answer questions about concentration requirements, to advise about courses, and to sign whatever needs
signing.Who: All potential concentrators in Archaeology and the Ancient WorldWhen: 4:00-5:00 pm (drop-ins welcome!)Where: Joukowsky Institute, Rhode Island Hall, Room 109

Brown Bag Series in ArchaeologyKaren Holmberg (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology)Embarrassments of Riches, Perceptions of Paucity: Collecting the Chiriquí Area of Western Panamá
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
See the Movie...Then Think About ItA free screening of the film followed by commentaries by Professors Susan Alcock and Laurel Bestock, Terry Scott (Director of Hasbro's Creative Services and Studios), and Christopher Tuttle (American Center of Oriental Research)
Salomon Center, Room 001

"The World of Museums: Logistics, Laws and Loans" Student Poster SessionStudents discussed the repatriations of the Bust of Nefertiti, Nok Art and the Getty Bronze; the Arboretum as museum; the Bellagio Hotel; Marion True; the modern architect; Priam's Treasure; the US National Slavery museum; the Icklingham Bronzes; NAGPRA; natural history museum dioramas; and museum deaccessioning
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 109

Derek Counts (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Anthony Tuck (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
The Third R. Ross Holloway Lecture:Lost in Translation?
The Local Context of the Master of Animals in Cyprus and Etruria
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
Presentation and reception to follow

Brown Bag Series in ArchaeologySusan Keitumetse (Watson Institute for International Studies) Cultural Heritage Research Opportunities and Challenges in Botswana: Science, the Public and Policy Interactions
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108

Fluid Thinking WorkshopRebecca Molholt (History of Art and Architecture) Art historical approaches to the investigation of water and mosaics in the Roman world
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 008

Fieldwork Information Session Where can you do fieldwork this summer? How can you pay for it? How do you apply? What’s an UTRA grant? Should you enroll in a field school or volunteer? What courses should you take to prepare? Do you have to be an archaeology concentrator? What is fieldwork, anyway? And what about study abroad?
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Lecture Hall, Room 108
Sponsored by the Archaeology Department Undergraduate Group Download Fieldwork Resources Handout

Brown Bag Series in ArchaeologySusan Alcock, Michelle Berenfeld and Ian Straughn (Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology) What to Do with a Wonder of the World? The Puzzles of Petra (Jordan)
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108

Archaeology of College Hill Community Archaeology DayCome watch Brown undergraduates digging (yes, really digging) at the John Brown House, located at the corner of Power and Benefit Street
John Brown House, 52 Power Street

Richard Lesure (University of California, Los Angeles)The Texture of Long-term Structures: Should a Prehistory of Figurine Making in the Near East be a History of Goddesses?
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology, Rhode Island Hall, Room 108